Applies to:
Adobe Acrobat 2017
Adobe Acrobat DC
With October 2018 release of Acrobat, converting EMF files to PDFs is disabled. If you try to convert an EMF file to PDF using Acrobat, you see a message saying that it’s an unsupported file type.
| Product | Version |
| Acrobat DC | 19.008.20071.303822 |
| Acrobat 2017 | 17.011.30105.303785 |
| Acrobat 2015 Classic | 15.006.30456.303786 |
If you still want to enable the ability to convert EMF files to PDFs, create a registry key (Windows) as mentioned below.
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In the registry editor, based on your installed version of the product, go the version-specific location listed below, and create the key FeatureState at the location; the key may not be present by default.
For Acrobat DC (Continuous):
- Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\(Wow6432Node)\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\DC\FeatureState
For Acrobat DC (Classic - Acrobat 2017):
- Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\(Wow6432Node)\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\2017\FeatureState
For Acrobat DC (Classic - Acrobat 2015):
- Location: HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\(Wow6432Node)\Adobe\Adobe Acrobat\2015\FeatureState
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